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#A58905

#a58905 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a58905 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 53.73% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.97% magenta, 96.97% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 49.5°, with 94.12% saturation and 33.33% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 6.74.

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Relative luminance0.259

Complementary

  1. #a58905
  2. #0521a5

Split complementary

  1. #a58905
  2. #0571a5
  3. #3905a5

Analogous

  1. #a53905
  2. #a58905
  3. #71a505

Triadic

  1. #a58905
  2. #05a589
  3. #8905a5

Tetradic

  1. #a58905
  2. #21a505
  3. #0521a5
  4. #8905a5

Square

  1. #a58905
  2. #05a539
  3. #0521a5
  4. #a50571

Monochromatic

  1. #141001
  2. #5b4b03
  3. #a58905
  4. #efc707
  5. #fadb49

Shades

#a58905 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a58905
  2. #957b05
  3. #846e04
  4. #746004
  5. #635203
  6. #534503
  7. #423702
  8. #322902
  9. #211b01
  10. #110e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#a58905 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a58905
  2. #ae951e
  3. #b7a137
  4. #c0ac50
  5. #c9b869
  6. #d2c482
  7. #dbd09b
  8. #e4dcb4
  9. #ede7cd
  10. #f6f3e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a58905 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a58905
  2. #a18811
  3. #9e871e
  4. #9a862a
  5. #968536
  6. #938543
  7. #8f844f
  8. #8b835b
  9. #878267
  10. #848174
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #968a6e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #998600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a08f16 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b37d74 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e8700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a28c10 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae825b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a58905 {
  color: #a58905;
}
Background
.bg-a58905 {
  background-color: #a58905;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a58905 {
  border: 2px solid #a58905;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a58905;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 137 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 94% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a58905 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a58905, #71a505);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a58905 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 137 5 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.74 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.65 #808000 Olive ΔE 9.91 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 12.13 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 12.26 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 13.16 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 13.20 #5a76fa Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#a58905  rgb(165, 137, 5)  hsl(50, 94%, 33%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0521a5  rgb(5, 33, 165)  hsl(230, 94%, 33%)  Imperial Blue
#05a589  rgb(5, 165, 137)  hsl(170, 94%, 33%)  Persian Green
#8905a5  rgb(137, 5, 165)  hsl(290, 94%, 33%)  Dark Magenta